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upholsterer

up·hols·te·rer

UK/ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə/ US/ʌpˈhoʊl.stəɹ.əɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a craftsman who upholsters furniture

Origin

From upholster + -er, from Middle English upholdester, upholster, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”). By surface analysis, uphold + -ster + -er.

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